Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 1362


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1362. Communication lines, stations or systems

      Whoever willfully or maliciously injures or destroys any of the
    works, property, or material of any radio, telegraph, telephone or
    cable, line, station, or system, or other means of communication,
    operated or controlled by the United States, or used or intended to
    be used for military or civil defense functions of the United
    States, whether constructed or in process of construction, or
    willfully or maliciously interferes in any way with the working or
    use of any such line, or system, or willfully or maliciously
    obstructs, hinders, or delays the transmission of any communication
    over any such line, or system, or attempts or conspires to do such
    an act, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
    ten years, or both.
      In the case of any works, property, or material, not operated or
    controlled by the United States, this section shall not apply to
    any lawful strike activity, or other lawful concerted activities
    for the purposes of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and
    protection which do not injure or destroy any line or system used
    or intended to be used for the military or civil defense functions
    of the United States.



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